Sarah (Cowan) Davis (abt. 1856 - aft. 1940)

Born about Apr 1856 in Preston, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of James Clarence Davis — married 28 Sep 1875 in Norwich, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 1940 after about age 83 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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This profile is part of the Cowan Name Study.

Biography

Sarah Robertson Cowan was born in Presston, Connecticut c1856, daughter of Alexander and Marion (Robertson) Cowan, who came to the United States from Scotland in 1848. ^[1]

She married James Clarence Davis at Norwich, Connecticut on September 28, 1875. James, the son of Alpha Ezekiel and Jane (Withey) Davis was born February 19, 1854 in Moline, Illinois. His mother died shortly after his birth and his father Alpha returned with his infant son to the Withey family homestead in Pomfret, Connecticut. ^[1]

They resided at in Connecticut and later in Worcester, Massachusetts, where James was a policeman. ^[1]

He died in 1911 and Sarah lived with her daughter Marion Hoyt at Worcester, and then later with her daughter Charlotte Hannum in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sarah died in 1940, likely in Pennsylvania. She was buried in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Research notes

Connecticut Marriages

Groom: J. Clarinn Daris Or Davis (sic)

Age 21 Birth Date: 1854

Bride: Sarah D. Cowan

Age: 18 Birth Date: 1857

Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1875 Marriage Place: Norwich, Connecticut

Reference Number: Pg 417 ^[3]

Census Data

United States Census, 1860 Preston, New London, Connecticut

Alexander Cowen M 42 Scotland

Marion Cowen F 42 Scotland

William R Cowen M 21 Scotland

Mary Cowen F 18 Scotland

Jennett Cowen F 16 Scotland

John R Cowen M 11 Conn

Marion R Cowen F 8 Conn

Sarah D Cowen F 6 Conn

Alexander Cowen M 1 Conn ^[4]

United States Census, 1870 Norwich, Ward 1, New London, Connecticut

C B Webster M 53 New Hampshire

Mary Webster F 50 New Hampshire

Sarah Cowan F 14 Connecticut Servant ^[5]

United States Census, 1900 Precinct 4 Worcester city Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts: Household ID: 369

J Clarence Davis Head M 46 Illinois Patrolman

Sarah C Davis Wife F 44 Connecticut

Alpha F Davis Son M 22 Massachusetts

Clarence T Davis Son M 19 Massachusetts

Marion C Davis Dau F 16 Massachusetts

Charlotte L Davis Dau F 14 Massachusetts

Marion Cowan Mother-in-law F 84 Scotland ^{[6] [7]}

United States Census, 1910 Worcester Ward 8, Worcester, Massachusetts: Household ID: 320

J Clarence Davis Head M 54 Illinois

Sarah Davis Wife F 52 Connecticut^[8]

United States Census, 1930 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts: Household ID: 49

John I Hoyt Head M 49 RHODE ISLAND

Marion C Hoyt Wife F 45 MASSACHUSETTS

Charlotte S Hoyt Dau F 15 MASSACHUSETTS

Daniel W Hoyt Son M 13 MASSACHUSETTS

Sarah C Davis Mother-in-law F 76 CONNECTICUT^[9]

United States Census, 1940 Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania: Family Number: 114

Wm E Hannum Head M 58 Pennsylvania

Charlotte L Hannum Wife F 52 Massachusetts

Sarah C Davis Mother-in-law F 82 Connecticut^[10]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Dec 27, 2011

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} One Line of Family Descendants of Dolar Davis. Family Genealogy Record. Private Printing. Copy owned by C. Hoyt
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 88562557
3. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P5-ZZR : 12 May 2016), J. Clasinn Daris Or Davis and Sarah D. Cowan, Marriage 28 Sep 1875, , Norwich, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,311,437.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHR3-C5T : 12 April 2016), Alexander Cowen in entry for Alexander Cowen, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7G-HMY : 12 April 2016), Sarah Cowan in household of C B Webster, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 111, family 974, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,613. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GBW-L7N?i=110&cc=1438024
6. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BC-BPW), Sarah C Davis in household of J Clarence Davis, Precinct 4 Worcester city Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 18B, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,696
7. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BC-BPW
8. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M221-NP2), Sarah Davis in household of J Clarence Davis, Worcester Ward 8, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1907, sheet 17A, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,646
9. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQTZ-DPY), Marion C Hoyt in household of John I Hoyt, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0011, sheet 3A, family 49, line 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 967; FHL microfilm 2,340,702
10. ↑ United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHJ-1YF), Sarah C Davis in household of Wm E Hannum, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-227, sheet 6B, family 114, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3498

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199686002/sarah-robertson-davis: accessed 02 November 2022), memorial page for Sarah Robertson Cowan Davis (13 Apr 1856–25 Dec 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #199686002, citing Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by prairie plains (contributor 46572870) .